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I finished the fourth C-Band dish on my roof yesterday to be used by the family with the DSR-922 that I got a few weeks ago.
This is the 10 foot SAMI dish that I purchased a few months ago for $50.00. I repainted the panels, and put all new bolts in. It went together perfectly and a perfect string test off the ring, and after mounting on the ring.
I actually built this mount my self. Went to a steel place in my hometown about an hour North of here. (Got to go back up there. I found another 1 Meter Primestar ripe for the taking.)
I had the layout, took the measurements, and went out to where I used to work ten years ago, and borrowed their demo room, cut-off saw and welder. Between me and the store manager, we welded it up. The center mast was already welded up by my friend the welder a while back. (He knows me pretty well) Took it to another friend who has a drill press for drilling the holes. If you look closely, I put adjustable bolts on the outriggers to make leveling easier rather than using washers like on the other three.
It is another outstanding dish, and gets great reception of both C and Ku.
Here are some pics:
The bad news is, that after bringing the 922 inside and hooking it up, apparently the power supply has gone bad. I made some length inquiries on another forum that specializes in 4dtv, and that seems to be the consensus.
Here is the email I sent to ATS Electronics this morning.
As you can read, don't know what caused it, but probably the VCII module went bad, and damaged the power supply.
So now, I need to find a used power supply, failing that find out what a new one costs, and I need a used working VCII module. I understand that the power supply isn't too hard to replace.
Needless to say it was a little disappointing.
If someone here has a 922 that the Unit ID is dead, or has gone bad for some other reason than the power supply, I would be interested in buying the PS.
I will post in the classifieds asking for the Power Supply and VCII module.
Thanks,
Fred
I finished the fourth C-Band dish on my roof yesterday to be used by the family with the DSR-922 that I got a few weeks ago.
This is the 10 foot SAMI dish that I purchased a few months ago for $50.00. I repainted the panels, and put all new bolts in. It went together perfectly and a perfect string test off the ring, and after mounting on the ring.
I actually built this mount my self. Went to a steel place in my hometown about an hour North of here. (Got to go back up there. I found another 1 Meter Primestar ripe for the taking.)
I had the layout, took the measurements, and went out to where I used to work ten years ago, and borrowed their demo room, cut-off saw and welder. Between me and the store manager, we welded it up. The center mast was already welded up by my friend the welder a while back. (He knows me pretty well
) Took it to another friend who has a drill press for drilling the holes. If you look closely, I put adjustable bolts on the outriggers to make leveling easier rather than using washers like on the other three.It is another outstanding dish, and gets great reception of both C and Ku.
Here are some pics:
The bad news is, that after bringing the 922 inside and hooking it up, apparently the power supply has gone bad. I made some length inquiries on another forum that specializes in 4dtv, and that seems to be the consensus.
Here is the email I sent to ATS Electronics this morning.
As you can read, don't know what caused it, but probably the VCII module went bad, and damaged the power supply.
So now, I need to find a used power supply, failing that find out what a new one costs, and I need a used working VCII module. I understand that the power supply isn't too hard to replace.
Needless to say it was a little disappointing.
If someone here has a 922 that the Unit ID is dead, or has gone bad for some other reason than the power supply, I would be interested in buying the PS.
I will post in the classifieds asking for the Power Supply and VCII module.
Thanks,
Fred
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It cooled off again a little here last night and this morning and the high was only 87, so I went up on the roof early and made an adjustment to the wave-guide, and set it back to the proper F/D ratio by the book and put on a new servo motor. The old one was making some noise, and I thought I might as well change it now.
I am going to put a couple of washers under the support arms tomorrow morning. (supposed to be 65 F here)
Went back inside to set the skew on a couple of birds, and all of a sudden I lost signal on both C and Ku. I couldn't figure out what happened for a little bit. Pushed the buttons to go to G1 (G15) for a possible Master Reset. Seemed like the motor was working, but when it got there still no signal. Went outside and looked and the dish had gone all the way over to the west side.
The actuator that I had on there was a Von Weise that I got with a dish last fall. When I got it, I took it apart, and it was pretty rusty, so I cleaned it all up, and lubed it good before I put it up. I noticed some small rust/sawdust like flakes in the housing when I cleaned it up but didn't think anything much about it. It has worked fine for about a month now.
When I pulled it apart today, the housing was full of the little flakes, and the fiber piece that is moved by the worm gear was disintegrated. I guess when it was last used without lubrication, the fiber piece had started to deteriorate, and even though I wired brushed all the rust off the worm gear, and lubed everything good, the damage was already done.
We had a big storm go through here Sunday night late with 60 mph gusts, and I noticed Monday morning some of the sats were off, but thought it might have moved on the mast. I checked it then, but the chisel marks were still lined up. I guess the wind pressure was just too much for it.
Anyway, I have 3 or 4 actuators here, so I grabbed an 18" heavy duty Von Weise which I actually got with the SAMI dish, took it apart, and re-lubed it. It was like new and had been taken care of by the previous owner.
Put it on, and did a MR because too much difference between an 18" and the old 24", and got most of the sats reprogrammed in.
It is up there now working like a charm. Everything else on the old actuator is still good. I'll keep it. Might need the motor some day, or I might find another one with the motor bad, and the fiber piece/arm still good.
I am glad that we are finally starting to have some cooler days.
Fred
I am going to put a couple of washers under the support arms tomorrow morning. (supposed to be 65 F here)
Went back inside to set the skew on a couple of birds, and all of a sudden I lost signal on both C and Ku. I couldn't figure out what happened for a little bit. Pushed the buttons to go to G1 (G15) for a possible Master Reset. Seemed like the motor was working, but when it got there still no signal. Went outside and looked and the dish had gone all the way over to the west side.
The actuator that I had on there was a Von Weise that I got with a dish last fall. When I got it, I took it apart, and it was pretty rusty, so I cleaned it all up, and lubed it good before I put it up. I noticed some small rust/sawdust like flakes in the housing when I cleaned it up but didn't think anything much about it. It has worked fine for about a month now.
When I pulled it apart today, the housing was full of the little flakes, and the fiber piece that is moved by the worm gear was disintegrated. I guess when it was last used without lubrication, the fiber piece had started to deteriorate, and even though I wired brushed all the rust off the worm gear, and lubed everything good, the damage was already done.
We had a big storm go through here Sunday night late with 60 mph gusts, and I noticed Monday morning some of the sats were off, but thought it might have moved on the mast. I checked it then, but the chisel marks were still lined up. I guess the wind pressure was just too much for it.
Anyway, I have 3 or 4 actuators here, so I grabbed an 18" heavy duty Von Weise which I actually got with the SAMI dish, took it apart, and re-lubed it. It was like new and had been taken care of by the previous owner.
Put it on, and did a MR because too much difference between an 18" and the old 24", and got most of the sats reprogrammed in.
It is up there now working like a charm. Everything else on the old actuator is still good. I'll keep it. Might need the motor some day, or I might find another one with the motor bad, and the fiber piece/arm still good.
I am glad that we are finally starting to have some cooler days.
Fred
What a great setup.
The wife don't want me to add another 10 footer.
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The wife don't want me to add another 10 footer.
Labgate
I feel for you Labgate!
When I first started with a single BUD, I had my first analog receiver slaved to my Pansat, and used the VBox II to move the dish. I had to change channels on the Pansat every time I wanted to watch something different on the analog. It got to be a pain and I hardly watched the analog after that.
When I got the Birdview dish, I suddenly had an opportunity to move the Pansat to it's own separate dish. The analog had it's own dish, and life was getting interesting.
I got the Pinnacle dish for the family and put a Pansat/VBox II on it for them. After they began seeing what I was seeing, the protests started dying down.
Then I found my first 4DTV receiver, and replaced the analog with it. I set it up with a coax for the living room to be able to watch whatever I was watching. After that, the fights began as to who was going to watch what.
So I had to find a 4th dish and another 4DTV receiver. There were no protests against my doing that except how much I was to spend.
The rest is history and doesn't even count the Ku dishes and two SG2100s I have, one of which I don't even have hooked up anymore. The Ecoda switch and fixed Ku dishes with multi LNBFs put one of my SG2100s out of business.
My wife likes it that this hobby keeps me active so she is very forgiving.
Fred
When I first started with a single BUD, I had my first analog receiver slaved to my Pansat, and used the VBox II to move the dish. I had to change channels on the Pansat every time I wanted to watch something different on the analog. It got to be a pain and I hardly watched the analog after that.
When I got the Birdview dish, I suddenly had an opportunity to move the Pansat to it's own separate dish. The analog had it's own dish, and life was getting interesting.
I got the Pinnacle dish for the family and put a Pansat/VBox II on it for them. After they began seeing what I was seeing, the protests started dying down.
Then I found my first 4DTV receiver, and replaced the analog with it. I set it up with a coax for the living room to be able to watch whatever I was watching. After that, the fights began as to who was going to watch what.
So I had to find a 4th dish and another 4DTV receiver. There were no protests against my doing that except how much I was to spend.
The rest is history and doesn't even count the Ku dishes and two SG2100s I have, one of which I don't even have hooked up anymore. The Ecoda switch and fixed Ku dishes with multi LNBFs put one of my SG2100s out of business.
My wife likes it that this hobby keeps me active so she is very forgiving.
Fred
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@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product onlyUnless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
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Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XjBdqOb-0
Direct YouTube Link - iPhone Duo Day at The Apple Store Los Angeles!
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Buy her book!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XjBdqOb-0
Direct YouTube Link - iPhone Duo Day at The Apple Store Los Angeles!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yn1fIBkbJDQ
Direct YouTube Link - Glenn's Pick of the Week: The Vevor Automatic Tape Dispenser
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yn1fIBkbJDQ
Direct YouTube Link - Glenn's Pick of the Week: The Vevor Automatic Tape Dispenser
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
Even though it didn't work out for the Hoosiers, this event recorded and I was able to watch it in full 4K HDR.
Timer is set to Record the Series. Thanks, Bobby!
I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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Welcome back, as you can see we branched off into a bunch of things since Satellite is what it is now, so lots to talk about here.